Breeding-season food habits of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) in southwestern Dominican Republic

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 241-245

  Wiley, James W ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Athene cunicularia; Breeding season; Diet; Dominican Republic; Raptor

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DIET; RAPTOR;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC;

ATHENE CUNICULARIA;

EID: 0032462440     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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